OpenAI Hits Goal of Building an ‘Automated Research Intern’

OpenAI announced it has achieved its goal of deploying an automated research intern by September 2026, with AI agents now performing over three times the work of human researchers in their labs. The system assists researchers by handling well-defined tasks, accelerating code development and experimentation under human supervision. OpenAI aims to develop a fully automated AI researcher by March 2028 to further advance deep learning and alignment research.